• Careers Site Advertising End Date
    05 Sep 2025
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    London
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    Catering
  • Advertising Salary
    £26,537 - £26,923 (FTE) per year, pro rata salary.
  • Contract Type
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  • Working Pattern
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  • Role Category
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  • About The Role

  • We are now seeking a Kitchen Porter to join our team of Catering staff. They will support the academy dining provision across the secondary phase so as to ensure that the academy’s quality of dining and hospitality are outstanding. 

    We are highly ambitious for our students and our staff are pivotal to our success. As part of the staff team, you will have the opportunity to work with great colleagues and develop your career through an outstanding professional development programme.

    You will also have the opportunity to work with colleagues across the network to develop excellent practice. In addition, we offer attractive remuneration, above the national pay scales as well as a range of benefits.

    The successful candidate will have:

    • experience of working with in a busy catering environment 
    • experience of working with children
    • Knowledge of relevant Health & Safety and Food Hygiene qualifications
     
    To apply

    For further information on this brilliant opportunity as well as the fantastic benefits available, please see the job description and person specification below.

    If you would like to have an informal discussion with the Principal about the role, or have technical questions about the application process,  please contact his Executive Assistant and HR Lead Sam Jones at [email protected] . We look forward to receiving your application. 

  • Benefits

    • Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
    • Twice as many training days as standard.
    • Generous pension scheme.
    • Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
    • Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
    • Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
    • Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

    Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/ 

  • About Us

  • Isaac Newton Academy is a non-denominational, non-selective school, welcoming students of all backgrounds from the local community. We opened in 2012 with our inaugural cohort of 180 year 7 students. Isaac Newton Academy is an all through school with students from Reception to Year 13. Our mission is - striving together to be pioneers whose legacy makes a positive difference for our world.

    The school was founded on the belief that all students can make dramatic progress within the right environment. Students, teachers, staff and parents are committed to making Isaac Newton a vibrant and inclusive learning community in which everyone can succeed.

    We offer a rich curriculum emphasising core academic subjects, whilst providing the facilities, time and specialist staff to ensure students develop across a range of subjects. Music is at the heart of our school, with every student learning an instrument and all secondary students having the chance to be part of our Big Band ensembles.

    Our school won Secondary School of the Year in the 2018 Shine a Light Awards for its commitment to developing students’ communication skills and was shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in the 2018 TES Awards. Our Music Department were recently shortlisted for Excellence in Creative Arts at the TES School Awards 2023.

    Visit isaacnewtonacademy.org/jobs to learn more about us.

    Diversity and inclusion:

    We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

    Safeguarding statement:
    Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. 

    Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.

    Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience. 

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